Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Rio Tinto is supporting the development of a battery ecosystem in Europe with an investment in Inobat Auto (InoBat), a Europe-based battery technology and manufacturing company. This investment will support the completion of InoBat’s research and development center and pilot battery line in Voderady, Slovakia.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 28, 2021

With a little assist from the US Department of Energy, new EV batteries featuring silicon are about to hit the road.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The Hyundai Motor Group announced it will mass-produce battery electric vehicles at Kia Autoland Slovakia, one of the automaker’s core plants, kicking off its European EV campaign. The post Hyundai converts core Kia plant to mass-produce EVs spearheading European campaign appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Slovakia-based battery startup InoBat Auto announced Friday that it will introduce an electric-car battery with greater energy density than anything else currently on the market. The battery will allow for a 20% boost in range for "current best-in-class" electric vehicles by 2023, the startup said in a press release.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2022

These buses will be the first hydrogen buses in Slovakia. The first four Urbino 12 hydrogen vehicles will be delivered in July next year. Electricity generated during operation of the vehicle in the fuel cell is passed on directly to the driveline. This is the first order placed under a framework agreement.

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Teslarati

JUNE 27, 2022

Aptera has announced that they will be using EVE Energy batteries in their upcoming production car, and the batteries will be produced in San Diego. Specifically, Aptera has chosen to use EVE’s 21700 NMC 811 cylindrical lithium-ion batteries in its structural battery packs.

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Electric Vehicles India

AUGUST 9, 2021

Skoda to set up second life battery hubs to power its retailers. Skoda will use second-hand lithium-ion batteries from its PHEVs and BEV models to power its retailer network. It will install power hubs across all its retailer network which is made from lithium-ion batteries sourced from its old electric vehicles.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 4, 2013

Battery swapping was once hailed as the miracle cure for short-range electric cars, but the trials and tribulations of Better Place have shown that isn''t necessarily the case. That could be in the commercial vehicle world, as demonstrated by the GreenWay Project in Slovakia.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

million vehicles were registered—just 346 more than in 2017— according to JATO Dyanmics. Diesel vehicles posted their lowest market share since 2001, as demand fell by double digits in 20 of the 27 markets included in JATO’s analysis, with the biggest drops in the UK (-30%), Scandinavia (-22%) and Benelux (-22%).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2019

The main factors contributing to the increase of new passenger cars’ emissions in 2018 include the growing share of gasoline cars in new registrations, in particular in the sport utility vehicle (SUV) segment. Moreover, the market penetration of zero- and low-emission vehicles, including electric cars, remained slow in 2018.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2020

Zero- and low-emission vehicles must be deployed much faster across Europe to achieve the stricter targets that apply from 2020, EEA said. EEA said that one reason for the increase in car emissions is the growing share of the sport utility vehicle (SUV) segment. The average CO 2 emissions from new vans also increased slightly.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

A ban on all petrol and diesel-powered vehicles made its way through the European Parliament on Tuesday, February 1. The EU formally approved a law that would ban the sale of combustion engine vehicles by 2035 in an attempt to accelerate consumers’ choice of electric powertrains. According to Reuters , the existing target is 37.5

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 30, 2012

The very first battery swap station dedicated to serving electric vans has opened in Slovakia. Opening last week in the Slovakian capital of Bratislava and run by GreenWay, the new station will be able to swap the batteries of vehicles up to 3.5 tonne in weight in less than 7 minutes-making it a quick alternative [.].

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

As the Group announced earlier ( earlier post ), the Zwickau site is being remodeled for the launch in 2020 of the first series production of electric vehicles on the MEB platform (the I.D. All in all, the new modular electric drive kit will allow Volkswagen to offer vehicles ranging from the compact A segment to 7-seaters in the B segment.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2017

ŠKODA will stage the world premiere of the VISION E electric concept vehicle at the upcoming Shanghai Motor Show 2017 (19 – 28 April). ŠKODA is developing its own vehicle concepts for purely electric mobility on the basis of the Volkswagen Group’s MEB platform. Earlier post.). It has belonged to Volkswagen Group since 1991.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

By joining forces with Shell, IONITY will be able to install its fast charging infrastructure at sites throughout ten European countries: Belgium, France, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Hungary.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2016

PSA Group has also decided to fit its plug-in hybrid gasoline vehicles with engines produced at the Française de Mécanique facility in Douvrin, France. This will enable it to meet rising demand for gasoline engines on entry-level vehicles. Earlier post.). Gilles Le Borgne, Executive Vice-President, Research & Development.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2018

Kia Motors’ upgraded 2018 Kia Sportage ( earlier post ), the brand’s global best-selling vehicle, offers a 2.0-liter With this development, Kia becomes the first manufacturer to offer hybrid, plug-in hybrid, battery-electric and 48-volt mild-hybrid technology across its full model line-up. New ‘SmartStream’ 1.6-liter km/l (6.13

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

The pillars will guide Kia in its efforts to reduce carbon emissions in all operational facets, from supply, logistics, vehicle production and vehicle use through to disposal of waste. The single largest portion of carbon emissions generated by any mass vehicle manufacturer occurs when the vehicle is in daily use and on the road.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Solaris’s new vehicle doesn’t feature a conventional engine compartment as it has been equipped with a modular drive system. The space thus saved allowed the bus maker to increase the vehicle’s passenger capacity. Full refueling of the vehicle takes around 20 minutes. kg have been mounted.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Here we are to continue the stories from the 2023 New Mobility Congress. We had four great stories on the first day, and day two proved to be even more eventful. Without further ado, let me introduce my first guests. Instead of one representative from Finland, I was honored to host three great guys — […]

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

When charged with renewable energy, battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) such as IONIQ 5 produce up to 81% lower well-to-wheel lifecycle emissions compared to a normal ICE vehicle, according to a 2021 study from the International Council of Clean Transportation (ICCT).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2019

The car’s 36.8kWh lithium-ion battery pack provides up to 260 km (162 miles) of range from a single charge based on the WLTP test cycle. In Europe, the electric vehicle market grew by 46% in the first 4 months of the year, moving forward we expect electrified vehicles to play an important role within our range.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2010

Venga EV is a front-wheel drive vehicle with the electric powertrain placed within the existing engine bay. The battery pack is located under the trunk floor. Venga EV includes a twin-pack 24 kWh battery using LiPoly (Lithium Ion Polymer) technology, and provides a driving range of 112 miles (180 km) on a single charge.

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